Mapa Regional de Amenazas Volcánicas Potenciales del Volcán Cotopaxi, Zona Sur
Regional Map of Potential Volcanic Hazards of Cotopaxi Volcano, South Zone
Cotopaxi, Ecuador, 2016
Mothes, P., Espín Bedón, P.E., Hall, M.L., Vásconez, F., Sierra, D., Córdova, M. D., & Santamaría, S. (2016). Mapa Regional de Amenazas Volcánicas Potenciales del Volcán Cotopaxi - Zona Sur (4a Edición). Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politecnica Nacional (IG-EPN). escala 1:50.000. Quito.
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Map Set
Mothes, P.A., Espín Bedón, P.E., Hall, M.L., Vásconez, F., Sierra, D., Córdova, M., Santamaría, S., Almeida, M., Marrero, J., Bernard, B., & Encalada, M. (2016). Mapa Regional de Amenazas Volcánicas Potenciales del Volcán Cotopaxi, Zonas Sur, Norte, y Oriental. Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politecnica Nacional (IG-EPN) & Instituto Geográfico Militar (IGM), mapa escala 1:50.000. Quito.
https://www.igepn.edu.ec/cotopaxi-mapa-de-peligros
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Map Data
| Map ID | 844 |
|---|---|
| Hazard Process(es) | Ballistics (text only); Debris avalanches; Gas (text only); Lahars; Lava dome-related hazards (text only); Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall |
| Hazard Zone Presentation | Hazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map and series of insets |
| Temporal Scale | Background, or long-term, map |
| Spatial Scale | Part of volcano (flank or drainage) |
| Publication Format | Map sheet or poster |
| Zonation Method(s) | Geologic history; Unknown |
| Zonation Model(s) | |
| Scenario(s) Considered | Size, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption |
| Hazard Zone Label(s) | Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Scenario name |
| Probability Definition(s) | Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Recurrence interval |
| Purpose | Land-use planning: Intended to inform citing of facilities, building restrictions, resource management, and infrastructure development |
| Audience | Land-use planners, city planners, government officials, etc. |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Basemap(s) | Hillshade |
| Basemap overlay(s) | Contour lines; Street map |
| Diemsionality | Planimetric (2D or map) view |
| Color Scheme | Dark to Light (color) |